Apodidae

Aerodramus francicus Photo by Kévin Le Pape (Wikipedia) Common name:Mascarene swiftlet (en); andorinhão-das-Mascarenhas (pt); salangane de Mascareignes (fr); salangana de las Mascareñas (es); Mauritiussalangane (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is endemic to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.Size:These birds are 10-11 cm long and weigh 9-9,5 g.Habitat:The Mascarene swiftlet breeds in lava…

Zoonavena grandidieri Photo by Markus Lagerqvist (PBase) Common name:Madagascar spinetail (en); rabo-espinhoso-de-Madagáscar (pt); martinet de Grandidier (fr); vencejo malgache (es); Madagaskarflagermussejler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species has two disjunct subspecies. Z.g. grandidieri is found throughout Madagascar, while Z.g. mariae is only found on the island of Grand Comoro, in the Comoro Islands.Size:These birds are 12 cm…

Streptoprocne biscutata Photo by Pia Öberg (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:biscutate swift (en); andorinhão-de-coleira-falha (pt); martinet à collier interompu (fr); vencejo nuquiblanco brasileño (es); schildsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is found along eastern Brazil, from Ceara south to Parana and northern Rio Grande do Sul, and also marginally into south-eastern Paraguay.Size:These birds are 20-22 cm…

Tachornis squamata Photo by Dave Curtis (Flickr) Common name:fork-tailed palm-swift (en); andorinhão-do-buriti (pt); martinet claudia (fr); vencejillo tijereta (es); gabelschwanzsegler (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily ApodidaeRange:This species is found in northern South America, east of the Andes. they are present from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to Bolivia and southern Brazil as far as Mato Grosso do…